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Wellcome’s Climate Impact Awards: Due Apr. 3, 2024

The aim of Wellcome’s Climate Impact Awards is to make the impacts of climate change visible across a wide range of physical and mental health outcomes in order to increase the profile of the evidence, advance impactful narratives on the effects of climate change on health and use these to drive urgent policy and practice

American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary Grants: Due Apr. 3, 2024

American Psychological Foundation: Visionary Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas: 1) applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations, 2) preventing violence, 3) understanding the connection between behavior and health, 4) understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice,

Brady Education Foundation’s Promoting Positive Cognitive and/or Achievement Outcomes for Children: Due April 1, 2024

The Brady Education Foundation’s Promoting Positive Cognitive and/or Achievement Outcomes for Children seeks Existing Program and Evaluation Research Project proposals that have the potential to provide data that will inform how to address disparities in educational opportunities associated with race, ethnicity, and family income. OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter.  Amount: Not specified (grants average approximately $100,000).

Terra Foundation for American Art’s Convening Grants: Due March 18, 2024

Convening Grants through the Terra Foundation for American Art  offers funding to programs that foster exchange and collaboration, such as workshops, symposia, and colloquia. Programs should advance innovative and experimental research and professional practice in American art and address critical issues facing the field. OFR Contact: Chloe Taft Kang. Amount: $10,000-$25,000. Deadline: 3/18/24 (LOI).

NSF’s Developmental Sciences Program Grant: Due July 30, 2024

The Developmental Sciences program is housed in the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, part of NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate. This program supports basic research that advances our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Estimated Number of Awards: 12. Amount: $6,500,000.

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern: Due Feb. 26, 2024

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) invites applications from Northwestern faculty members for funding to conduct pilot research on sexuality from a social science perspective (broadly construed) throughout the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Awards will be announced in Spring Quarter this year, and funding will be available as of September 1st, 2024. Projects must

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Pre-Application Travel Grant: Due Mar. 15, 2024

Offered by the Buffett Institute, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Pre-Application Travel Grant is designed to support Northwestern faculty members in developing or strengthening their Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award applications. It provides funds to visit international partners and collaborators abroad in advance of applying for a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award. Amount: $2,000 maximum. Deadline: 3/15/24.

Genentech’s 2024 Health Equity Innovation Fund: Due Apr. 15, 2024

Through the 2024 Health Equity Innovation Fund, Genentech is seeking to fund teams focused on measurably and sustainably closing racial/ethnic inequities in healthcare. Genentech aims to create a future where a) all patients – especially those marginalized by our healthcare system – define and attain their highest levels of health supported by a system that

Mind & Life’s PEACE Grants, Due Feb. 29, 2024

Mind & Life is pleased to offer the opportunity to apply for their PEACE Grants. This funding mechanism supports projects that advance our understanding of wholesome mental qualities and positive interpersonal and social action related to Prosociality, Empathy, Altruism, Compassion, and Ethics (PEACE). OFR Contact: Catherine Cotter. Amount: Two levels of funding are offered—$25,000 and